Arc

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Arc
A character from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Arc in Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Species Concordian humanoid
Appears in Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
“You can call me Arc! Tracking the currents and lanes of the ocean is my life's work.”
—Arc, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Arc is a major supporting character in Mario & Luigi: Brothership . Knowledgeable on Ocean Maps, he helps Mario and Luigi sail the seas of Concordia on Shipshape Island. He also hopes to find his missing father, Patriarc. Arc is a young boy with teal skin who wears a navy-blue sailor outfit with a compass on his hat. His name, in addition to being a given name, is a word with several definitions. In geometry, an arc refers to a curved line, relating to Arc's expertise in mapping. The word can also be short for electric arc and island arc, referencing how Arc is able to track drifting islands on currents. Alternatively, Arc's name could be a reference to Noah's Ark, a Biblical ship.

History[edit ]

Background[edit ]

The spyglass Arc uses to survey the sea was created by Technikki for a contest in Merrygo. Humiliated by her loss to Adaphne, Technikki threw the spyglass into the sea, where it would later be found by Arc.

When Concordia split apart, Arc and his father were stranded on Raynforst Island, where they surveyed the newly formed islands. Shortly afterwards, they were abducted by Snaptors and taken to a Great Lighthouse. To save his son, Patriarc sealed Arc within a capsule and tossed it into the ocean.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit ]

After Rumbla Island is linked, the capsule containing Arc washes ashore Shipshape Island. He gives Mario and Luigi an Ocean Map so that they can find the islands where Billdit and Maykit are, as they can make the brothers hammers to break the capsule. Once freed, Arc further explains how to use the Ocean Map, allowing Willma's other child to be found. Throughout the game, Arc observes the ocean and gives Mario and Luigi news of which islands they are heading towards.

In the side quest Arc's Secret, Arc is distressed about losing his spyglass, as it holds many memories of his father. Thankfully, Mario and Luigi find it on Raynforst Island. If this side quest is not cleared before it expires, Arc is given his spyglass from Raynforst Island islanders.

If Mario and Luigi show Arc any of Patriarc's notes found in the Great Lighthouse Islands, Arc gains confidence that his father is alive and advises Mario and Luigi to hang onto the notes since they were written for a hero to find, although Arc thanks Mario and Luigi for showing him the notes.

Following Reclusa's awakening, Arc attempts to warn Mario and Luigi of an emergency but gets trapped by one of Reclusa's flowers, and is placed into a fantasy where he sees Patriarc again. After Reclusa is defeated and Mario and Luigi prepare to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, Arc, now freed from the flower's grip, asks if Mario and Luigi could stay in Concordia but accepts that it cannot be that way.

During the end credits, Arc can be seen hanging out with Buddy. Suddenly, Patriarc returns, and Arc runs over to hug him as the two reunite.

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Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese センサミール
Sensamīru		 Portmanteau of "sensor" and「見る」(miru, "to look") [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 善观
Shànguān (Mandarin)
Sihn'gūn (Cantonese)		 Literally "to be good at observing" [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 善觀
Shànguān (Mandarin)
Sihn'gūn (Cantonese)		 Literally "to be good at observing" [?]
Dutch Elmus Possibly from Elmusvuur (St. Elmo's fire) [?]
French Archibald Pun on "arc" and the male given name "Archibald" [?]
German Stromas From Strom ("electricity") and the male given name "Thomas" [?]
Italian Poletto Possible portmanteau of the name Paoletto (diminutive of "Paolo") and polo ("geographic pole", in reference to his cartographer job) and/or polarità ("electric polarity") [1]
Korean 센서루크
Senseorukeu		 Portmanteau of "sensor" and "look" [?]
Portuguese Marú From marujo ("sailor") [2]
Spanish Simonel Portmanteau of the male given name Simón ("Simon") and timonel ("helmsman") [?]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #2. By Mariuigi Khed on YouTube. Retrieved on December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Characters Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Non-playable characters Adaphne • Arc • Billdit • Birdo • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Buddy • Burnadette • Burnadette's dad • Chilliam • Chilliam's dad • Connie • Cozette • Dewey Fightem • Dorrie • Dr. Vulko • Dyode • Emmit • Gossips • Grampy Turnip (Golden Grampy Turnip) • Great Conductor • IDLE (Ireen · Dulles · Loog · Ellow) • Ireen's mom • Issa Rock • Kamek • Knocken Slyde • Leyden • Leyden's assistant • Maykit • Monster Maniacs • Patriarc • Princess Peach • Ryder O'Reilly • Secret snatcher • Snoutlet • Spiralia • Starlow • Technikki • Toads • Willma
Locations Lushgreen Sea Florall Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Raynforst Island • Rumbla Island • Twistee Island • Dropplet Islet • Morsel Islet • Smahl Islet
Color-Full Sea Allsand Island • Desolatt Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Lottacoins Island • Merrygo Island • Dinkee Islet • Liil Islet • Minmin Islet • Shroonken Islet • Teenytiny Islet
Brrrning Sea Bulbfish Island • Great Lighthouse Island • Heatfreeze Island • Skorcheen Island • Slippenglide Island • Bitsi Islet • Compac Islet • Inphant Islet • Itsi Islet • Petit Islet
Gulchrock Sea Fortress Zokket • Great Lighthouse Island • Offandon Island • Wayaway Island (Bowser's Castle) • Cozee Islet • Daintye Islet • Meeger Islet • Mynor Islet • Nanoh Islet • Paquette Islet • Teensi Islet
Stormstar Sea Conductor Island • Jellyfish Island • Soli-Tree • Mykroh Islet • Shrimpee Islet
Other Concordia • Mushroom Kingdom • Shipshape Island (Workshop)
Bros. Attacks Mario Red Shell • Hatch Me if You Can • Bomb Derby • Clockout Blow • Conductor Connector
Luigi Green Shell • Zapperator • Jump Helmet • Yoo Who Cannon • Max-Mix Vortex
Moves Bro Ball (Ball Blitz) • Carry • Fire & Ice (Bro Bomb) • Hammer • Jump • UFO Spin (UFO Vacuum)
Enemies Normal Big Spikely (Glohm) • Big Soreboar (Glohm) • Bumbleshoot (Glohm) • Capnap (Capnap R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Curlup (R · Glohm) • Doom Bloom • Drillby (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Foopfly (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Golden Seedle • Guardarm (Glohm) • Hydro Seedle (Glohm) • Icead (Glohm) • Invizilizard (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Krode (R · Glohm) • Magmad (Glohm) • Millton (Glohm) • Palooka (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Parashoot (Glohm) • Reclusiff • Seedle (R · Glohm · Glohm R) • Seedlusa • Sharkbone (Glohm) • Shower Fish (Glohm) • Snaptor (Glohm) • Soreboar (Glohm) • Spikely (Glohm) • Weeping Trooper
Zok Troops Helmet Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Jet Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Ring Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Spike Zok Trooper (Glohm) • Zokkarang Trooper (Glohm)
Bowser's Army Bob-omb • Boo (Glohm) • Dry Bones • Fire Bro (Glohm) • Goomba (Glohm) • Hammer Bro (Glohm) • Ice Bro (Glohm) • Koopa Paratroopa (Glohm) • Koopa Troopa (Glohm) • Lakitu • Magikoopa (Glohm) • Piranha Plant (Glohm) • Shy Guy (Glohm) • Spike (Glohm) • Spiny
Bosses Bowser (Glohm Bowser) • Extension Corps (Ecks · Ten · Shun) • Gobblick (Glohm Gobblick) • Gorumbla (Glohm Gorumbla) • Great Conductor • Mega Snaptor • Pipegunk (Glohm Pipegunk) • Reclusa (Weeping Reclusa · Weeping Core) • Sharpcask (Glohm Sharpcask) • Zokket
Objects ? Block • ! Block • Balloon Elevator • Barrel • Bomb Bud • Boulder • Bouncy Bloom • Cannon • Command Block • Connectar Flower • Connectar Plug • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Fire Flower • Golden Plug Radish • Heatfreeze Potato • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Ice Flower • Lantern • Lift • L Block • L Coin • M Block • M Coin • Note • Plug Radish • P Switch • Puzzle Panel • Recovery Block • Return Pipe • Rocket • Save Block • Seesaw • Sign • Spike Trap • Spite Bulb • Sprite Bulb • Squashmoshy • Transmitter Block • Warp Block • Warp Pipe • Water spout
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up DX • Ampberry • Bean • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Handcrafted Bait • Max Candy • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • Rarest Bait • Refreshing Herb • Standard Bait • Super Candy • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Syrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Candy • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Syrup Jar
Materials Apple Core • Bulbfish Lantern • Bullionfish • Coinfish • Desolatt Scrap • Egoby • Glohm Crystal • Glohm Dust • Glohm Fragment • Heatfreeze Ore • Lottacoins Lever • Merrygo Bolt • Offandon Brick • Offin • Raynforst Vine • Rumbla Stone • Seedle Seed • Sharkbone Bone • Single Sock • Skorcheen Lava • Slippenglide Snow • Treasurefish • Twistee Leaf • Wayaway Chain • Zokket Alloy
Key items Adaphne Scope • Arc's Spyglass • Blue Rafflesia • Bonding Can • Chill-Out Fruit • Club Dyode Ticket • Disguise Kit • Fishing Rod • Floaty Ring • Hottato Stew • Incident Report • Jail Cell Key • MaxGlam Wax • Notebook • Ocean Map • Old Brooch • Oversized Screw • Part of Bowser's Airship • Patriarc's Notes • Pep-Up Fruit • Pile of Ampberries • Potato Gelato • Spare Underground Key • Stickem Oil • Sugared Powder • Suspicious Package • Technikki Scope Deluxe • Technikki's Certification • Ultra-sweet, super-rich cake • Willma's Letter
Game mechanics Stats Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Rank • Speed • Stache
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Glohm • Ice • POW-Down • POW-Up • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • STACHE-Up • Trip
Battle mechanics Action Command • Battle Plug (Power Tap) • Counterattack • Emergency Guard • First Strike • Flee • LUCKY
Minigames Brother Groove • Concordia Hammer-Rally • Jellyfish Pizza
Miscellaneous Ask the Developer • Bean locations • Bestiary • Block locations • Bond • Bulbfish • Challenges • Connectar • Fishing • Gallery • Gear • Get to know Mario & Luigi: Brothership • Glitches • Glohm • Great Lighthouse • Hidden blocks • Level up progressions • Lighthouse • Luigi Logic • Mario & Luigi: Brothership Friend Group Personality Quiz • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Rare reef • Series intro: Mario & Luigi • Shops • Side Quests • Seagull • Staff • Story summaries • Snoutlet School • Twisten Sprout • Uni-Tree • Wattanist • Which Mario Game Is Perfect for You? • "Yo-Ho, Bro!"